Birdsong: Early morning sounds meditation.  In Backhouse Park, Sunderland   Sounds and nature, and the practice  of meditation is a natural fit. When we have direct contact with nature, we feel more alive and aware. Giving ourselves a few minutes to settle and absorb sounds can also calm agitation, restlessness and feelings of anxiety.  Backhouse is a lovely well kept park in the south of Sunderland, where the 14 minutes of guided meditation took place.  The wren and the woodpecker were maybe the noisiest birds!"